Recently, Representative Chaka Fattah introduced the National Cooperative Development Act (HR 3677) in Congress. The question is, is the involvement of the federal government in cooperative development beneficial to our movement? Could the involvement of government, whether on the federal, state, or local level, interfere with the autonomy cooperatives seek? To what extent do we use existing...
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Recently, Representative Chaka Fattah introduced the National Cooperative Development Act (HR 3677) in Congress. The question is, is the involvement of the federal government in cooperative development beneficial to our movement? Could the involvement of government, whether on the federal, state, or local level, interfere with the autonomy cooperatives seek? To what extent do we use existing structures while creating these alternatives?
Join us for our weekly Thursgiving potluck and then afterward for a salon on the “separation of cooperative and state.”
Resources:
https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/112/hr3677